Valve.



Noj. 822,846- I PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906. G. W.'A. KOELKEBEGK.

VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.18,1905.

WITNESSES.

9 I INVENTQR.

I B) Q ATTORNEY.

INDREW a. mum 00., PMDIO-LIINOGRAPMERS wAsmNmon u c OAR-L W. A.KOELKEBEOK, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

VALVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratented June 5, 1906.

Application filed March 18, 1905. Serial No. 250K749- To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, CARL W. A. KOELKE- BECK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State ofOhio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Valves, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in valves designed for use inconnection with hydraulic machinery such as shown in United StatesPatent No. 743,985, granted to me November 10, 1903; and the presentinvention particularly relates to a new and improved pulpit or means forsupporting a valve or a series of valves of the c ass mentioned.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an application of myinvention, Figure 1 is a part elevational View and a part sectional viewof a four-way valve and pulpit constructed in accordance with mymvention, and Fig. 2, a plan view showing two valves and connections.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the housing of a four-way valveprovided with a supply-passage 2, an exhaust-passage 3, and twomachine-passages 4 and 4. The ma: chine-passages are placed on one sideof the housing and the supply and exhaust passages on the opposite side.The supply and exhaust passages are each respectlvely in communicationwith manifolds 5 and 6. As illustrated and as preferred, these manifoldsare cast together, as particularly shown by Fig. 1, the supply-manifold5 being above and directly in line with the exhaust-manifold 6. Thesupply-passage 2 of the valve is connected up with the supply-manifoldby means of nozzle or passage 7, formed integral with manifold 5, andthe exhaust-passage 3, connected with the exhaust-manifold 6 by nozzleor passage 8.

9 represents a suitable foundation onwhich a drip-pan 10 rests. Themanifolds are mounted on drip-pan 10 and are supported thereon bysupports 11.

By the construction shown and described the valve-housing or a series ofhousings are supported in such a manner as to permit ready access to thelower end or ends of the housing or housings. The importance ofsupporting valves of the class to which my invention relates, so thatready access may be had to the lower ends of the valves, will beappreciated by those skilled in the art; but I desire to call particularattention to this feature of my invention.

In the drawings I have shown only two valves in connection with thevalve-pulpit. It should be understood, however, that any desired numberof valves may be supported by and'connected up with the pulpit by merelylengthening the manifolds.

What I claim is 1. A valve-pulpit comprising a supplymanifold, anexhaust-manifold, a support for said manifolds, each manifold providedwith means adapted to be respectively connected with the supply andexhaust passages of a valve and arranged to support the valve to ermitaccess to the lower end of the valve, su tantially as set forth.

2. A valve-pulpit comprising a supplymanifold, an exhaustmanifold, saidmanifolds in different horizontal planes but in the same vertical plane,said manifolds each provided with passages adapted to respectivelyconnect with the supply and exhaust passages of a valve and arranged tosupport the valve to permit access to the lower end of the valve,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a valve having its supply and exhaust passageslocated on the same side of the valve, of a valveulpit comprising asupply-manifold, an ex austmanifold, said manifolds each provided withpassages adapted to respectively connect with the supply and exhaustpassages of the valve and arranged to support the valve to permit accessto the lower end of the valve, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

CARL W. A. KOELKEBEOK.

Witnesses FREDA M. GONDER, H. SUssER.

